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Hi, I'm from spain. i've found your site browsing and take a place here!

Hey guys!
Petri, from Sweden here *waves*.
Been lurking around like all the others for a while, and decided to make an account for myself.
I haven't decided what kind of motion simulator i will make yet, have to read up on pros and cons of all of the builds.

Currently i have a budget around $1000, and will try to stick to it, but i know how these things tend to wander off
I have built Arcades, virtual pinballs and alot of other stuff, so this will be a cool new project to start up (my wife does not agree, but she is a... woman...)
Will be starting a build thread as soon as i got an idea and a sketch done =)

Got any ideas for me, be sure to let me know, looks like this is an awesome forum with alot of helpful ppl.

Lets get busy!

$1000, piece of cake, can be done with JRKS (considered the expensive but easy boards) as well
How to please a woman....................IMPOSSIBLE!!!!!

Good night, I'm from Brazil and I will assemble a f1 4dof simulator

Hello all

I guess I should say I got into this stuff when VR started to become a real thing. I'm actually here because of the SimTools 1.4 or should I say what 1.4 should contain. The audio and transducer controls is going to be a major addition and I'm planning to do a bunch of testing and probably asking for lots of help from anyone here who can help. My goal is to show everyone how they can put together a great tactile transducer setup for less than $40. Something that everyone can benefit from, but it's going to depend on quite a bit of testing. I know the parts are out there and honestly the total cost of my current full setup is less than $8, all parts I bought online, but I could be dead wrong and to actual make this work could be just as much as your typcial Dayton/Aurasound/BKII setup. Anyway that is what I will be working on and I have some question for any audio guys that can answer. I've got several approaches and I seriously hope one of them works well. I'll post in the projects thread once I do a bit more checking.

Cheers!

Hi Linkup, welcome to XSimulator.net. I look forward to what you come up with for DIY transducers. I have built a few in the past out of old speakers, they work, and well. Good luck and keep us informed of your progress.

@Linkup , simtools 1.4? Is there something we should know about? I see 1.3, but not 1.4, maybe you can tell us more.
As for transducers, I recall @eaorobbie found a cheap transducer for something like $17 off the shelf. So hopefully he will reply and let us know , I cannot find the exact thread, but heres a snippet from another thread http://www.xsimulator.net/community/threads/aura-shaker-ast-2b-4-with-bk-g2-amp.6981/#post-80670
I think this is the sucker he is referring to http://www.daytonaudio.com/index.php/tt25-16-puck-tactile-transducer-mini-bass-shaker.html

@bsft
I said 1.4, but really meant the next update(s).

Ah hi there!

I'm fairly new to racing, only been playing for a year with assetto corsa, and a bit of gtr2, with my little DFGT!

Looking forward to making a nice static rig first, then moving onto a 2DOF rig.
I'm aiming for the basic 2DOF setup; i've seen a website(can't seem to post the link with 2 scn5's and a universal joint under the seat. simxperience i think its called - going for that approach !
Not sure how the alternatives to SCN5's match up(wiper motors??) - i'd like to construct both, with a view to test and compare, trying to get a good balance between cost and quality.
But thats a while away, i'm off to the forums to start reading

Until a Datyon Puck can Shake my Eye balls So Vigorously i cant see properly (Current setup does More than that) I think Ill stick to my Mod Gamer 2's and dayton 150w combo.


Last i heard shaker support was coming along nicely.

Welcome to the community Laurence,

basic 2dof is no problem at all, You'll find plenty of threads which will give you a good idea of whats what. As for the SCN5, I Highly suggest you do some research on the Pro's and Cons of Actuator's VS gear motor's. I Vote 12v DC motor's that are tried tested and True. Not to mention 1/4 the cost of Actuators. Controller's will be next and for the most part its either JRK or ARD. Again your choice and I personally recommend the JRK route. IMO a comparison between the 2 isn't really needed. Its been done before and there's good reason a Lot of guys choose Gear motor's.

Hello!

My name is Josh from Thailand. I own a static cockpit (no movement) and I wish to make it live!
I had been watching this place for couple month and I decide to settle down here then start to lean how to build my own project!
I plan to build my 2DOF Simulator project by taking step by step from very useful tutorial here.

Thank you guys in advance for this community.

Best,

I am a roller coaster enthusiast, but I don't have the money or space to build my own motion sim. So I'm pretty much here for the community.

Hi, I'm from Spain.

I have a Sincomotion of Frex GP and a I'm going to try use SimTools.

Regards

Hey Everyone,

My name is Dave from Australia. For a better geo location I live in a suburb south of Sydney called Engadine. Have worked in Avionics, electro tech and computing industries for 25 years. Have a good grasp on each of the individual parts that make a sim but not excellent about how to put it all together......particularly synching motion to vision on the screen. I am more interested in making a 4d cinema type arrangement than a flight sim....had enough of planes to last a lifetime LOL. So what I am looking at is the motion software side of things and feeding that into the motion controllers. I will troll through the posts here and pluck from the trees of your expertise then get to work and hopefully have something cool to share with you all soon.

Talk again soon.